Texas A&M hopes to end reign of defending champ UNC

Posted Mar 18, 2018
A year ago, when then-freshman forward Robert Williams closed his eyes and mulled whether to stay at Texas A&M or leave for the NBA, he envisioned Sunday. "You couldn't ask for a bigger blessing than to play the defending champs in the NCAA Tournament." The seventh-seeded Aggies take on second-seeded UNC on Sunday with a berth in the Sweet 16 on the line. (Houston Chronicle)

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